His hands were clasped behind him like a drill sergeant.

他双手背在身后，像一个教官。

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Thus the clock laser's orderly light waves are paced by the atomic metronome - just as a drill sergeant keeps troops in precise cadence.

因此用原子节拍器对其调节使其有序，就好像教官喊节拍一样。

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And I had become a drill sergeant, standing over her while she tried to eat, alternately commanding and cajoling as I measured the circumference of her tiny arms with my eyes.

而我总是像一各督导警察，在她吃饭时站在旁边，一边不时命令她或哄骗着让她多吃一点，一边不时目测她那纤细的小胳膊的围度。

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To do whatever you tell me,Drill Sergeant! God damn it, Gump,you're a goddamn genius.

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